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The World Bank and Education: Governing (through) knowledge

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The World Bank has become one of the most influential actors in global education governance. Much research on the World Bank’s role in education has focused on coercive and regulative mechanisms. The paper examines the WB’s epistemic influence in shaping educational knowledge. This article analyses its activities as producer, manager and transmitter of knowledge. Analyzing the evolution of the WB’s research and publication record, its knowledge management and project outreach since its creation, the article will show how it has become one of the world’s most important research producers in education. Through disseminating, teaching, applying and celebrating specific kinds of educational knowledge, its role as an educational knowledge clearinghouse has expanded to change the global education discourse.

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  • Zapp, Mike, 2017. "The World Bank and Education: Governing (through) knowledge," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 53(C), pages 1-11.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:injoed:v:53:y:2017:i:c:p:1-11
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2016.11.007
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